Jesuitical is a podcast from America Media for saints and sinners. Tune in every week for honest conversations about the Catholic Church and our world todayāsometimes over drinks. Hosted by Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis.
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In the first episode of season eight of āJesuitical,ā Zac and Ashley critique a general perception that younger priests are more conservative and rigid in their pastoral ministry. Joining them to discuss the countercultural decision to join the diocesan priesthood is the Rev. Wade Bass, a young priest who serves as pastoral administrator at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Allen, Tex., a suburb of Dallas.
They discuss:Ā
- Father Wadeās call to the priesthood, experience in seminary and love of the liturgy
- The daily life and duties of young diocesan priests today, the joy and positive energy among younger priests, and the risks of loneliness and burnout
- The extent to which the ministry of these priests isāor is notāimpacted by theological and ideological debates within the churchĀ
In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss Pope Francisā apostolic journey to Asia; a lawsuit from the Diocese of Paterson, N.J., over a new procedural change by the United States government regarding the processing of green cards for foreign-born priests; and the tragic execution by Hamas of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose mother, Rachel, appeared on Jesuitical in November 2023.
Links from the show:Ā
Pope Francis begins the longest trip of his papacy yet despite age and mobility issues
Mother of a Gaza hostage on keeping faith after Oct. 7: āIt doesnāt make sense. And I still believe.ā
Diocese sues immigration agencies over rule change that could force thousands of foreign-born priests to leave
U.S. Catholics are more liberal. Young priests are more conservative. Can the synod help us overcome our divisions?
Why Pope Francis is worried about seminaries and young priests with āauthoritarian attitudesā
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How the Enneagram can make you more merciful (and tolerable)
Friday, June 28, 2024 ā¢ Duration 56:08
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This week on āJesuitical,ā Zac and Ashley struggle to resist the temptation to ātypeā each other as they learn about the Enneagram from Liz Orr, a college chaplain who created the popular āRude Ass Enneagramā Instagram account and authored the new book, āThe Unfiltered Enneagram: A Witty and Wise Guide to Self-Compassion.ā
They discuss:
Various personality types and how they relate to each other (including Zac and Ashley)
How we create defensive structures to protect our egos and what to do about it
What the Catholic Church as a community and institution can learn from the Enneagram about humble self-assessment
In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss the developing news around Archbishop Carlo Maria ViganĆ³, former nuncio to the United States, who has been formally charged with schism by the Vaticanās Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. They also preview the upcoming Jubilee year of hope and chart the pilgrimages and charitable works that will grant you an indulgence!
Whatās on tap?
Spicy MargaritaĀ
Links:
Archbishop ViganĆ³ charged with schism by the Vatican, will face trial
Archbishop ViganĆ² says he will not participate in Vatican schism trial
Rude Ass Enneagram Instagram account
The Unfiltered Enneagram: A Witty and Wise Guide to Self-Compassion
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The quirky history (and future) of papal conclaves
Friday, April 26, 2024 ā¢ Duration 52:20
Few events inspire a media spectacle quite like the election of a pope. The white smoke, cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel, secret ballots and ancient rulesāitās catnip for secular and Catholic journalists alike. But how did these customs evolveāand how might they change in the future?
To find out, Zac and Ashley talk with Miles Pattenden, a historian, expert in the history of papal conclaves and the author of Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700.
They discuss:
How the election of popes evolved from St. Peter to today
The role of the Holy Spiritāand politickingāinside conclaves
And whether the secrecy of conclaves can survive in a modern world that prizes transparency
In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss a new Justice Department investigation into last yearās leaked F.B.I. memo about the potential domestic threat posed by ātraditional Catholics.ā Plus, in a talk about forgiveness, a Michigan bishop called on Catholics not to āhateā politicians like Joe Bidenāand then called the president stupid.Ā
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Links from the show:
No Bias Found in F.B.I. Report on Catholic Extremists
Biden ādoesn't understand the Catholic faith,ā bishop says: āIām not angry at him, heās just stupidā
Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700, by Miles PattendenĀ
MilesPattenden.com
Whatās on tap?
Amaro Spritz
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If the Catholic Church is pro-life, why is its maternity leave so bad?
The church exists to evangelize. So why are most Catholics bad at it?
Friday, April 29, 2022 ā¢ Duration 48:28
At a time when young people are leaving the Catholic Church, and those who remain are less likely to attend Mass, evangelizing may not seem like a top priority. It can be tempting for Catholic leaders to think: We need to stop the internal bleeding first, then we can worry about the rest of the world.
Bishop William Wack disagrees: In every age and place, Catholics are called to āmake disciples of all nations,ā and our time is no different. Named the head of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida in 2017, Bishop Wack recently authored a pastoral letter on evangelization, titled āSharing the Gift.ā Ashley and Zac talk to Bishop Wack about praying in public, talking to friends (and strangers) about Jesus and what makes evangelization different from proselytizing.Ā
In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley talk with their colleague Jim McDermott, S.J., about how Catholics should think about wearing masksāeven when they are not required. What Catholic principles can help us discern our way through what is hopefully the final stages of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Links from the show:
Catholics: Please keep wearing your masks. Listen to the whole conversation here.
Bishop Wack: We need more evangelical Catholics
Pastoral Letter, Sharing the Gift
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Whatās on tap?
Threes Brewing Logical Conclusion IPA
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These young Catholics told Pope Francis how they feel about climate changeāand he listened.
Friday, April 22, 2022 ā¢ Duration 54:07
If you had a chance to ask Pope Francis one question, what would it be? That was not a hypothetical question for this weekās guests. Emily Burke and Henry Glynn are two of the students who were selected to take part in āBuilding Bridges North-South: A Synodal Encounter Between Pope Francis and University Students,ā hosted by Loyola University Chicago. The conversation centered on migration, and Emily and Henry used their time with Francis to talk about climate change refugees.Ā
We ask these young climate activists what it was likely to speak with the pope, how they hope to get more members of the U.S. church, including priests and bishops, to make the climate a priority and how they stay hopeful in their fight for the planet.
In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss the German Synodal Pathāand the bishops who are concerned it could lead to schism.Ā
Links from the show:
The German Synodal Way, Explained
74 bishops sign open letter warning of German Synodal Pathās āpotential for schismā
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Join Jesuitical's Patreon community!
Learn more about Catholic Climate Covenant
Whatās on tap?
ChampagneāChrist is risen and so are our glasses!
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Life as a married Catholic priest and why most preaching is terrible
Friday, April 8, 2022 ā¢ Duration 51:14
Father Joshua Whitfield is a priest of the Diocese of Dallas and the author of The Crisis of Bad Preaching. Heās also a married man and a father of six. This week, Father Joshua joins Ashley and Zac to talk about his vocation as a husband, father and father, why most Catholic homilies are just plain awful and why he still has hope for the upcoming synod on synodality. Ashley and Zac also discuss a recent semi-secret gathering of bishops, theologians and journalists and whether or not God still speaks to us in our dreams.Ā
Links from the Show:Ā
Register to join Ashley, Zac and Father Eric in Italy this September
Not many Catholics care about the synod. But Iām not ready to give up on it yet.
Father Josh: A married Catholic priest in a celibate world
Bishops have frank conversations with lay theologians about Pope Francis, U.S. Church and Vatican II in semi-off-the-record meeting
The Crisis of Bad Preaching
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We need to talk about sex
Friday, April 1, 2022 ā¢ Duration 36:56
The sexual revolution and second-wave feminism were supposed to empower women in societyāand in the bedroom. So why are so many millennial women miserable when it comes to their dating and sex lives? Even after the #MeToo movement enshrined āenthusiastic consentā as the baseline requirement for sexual encounters, women (and men) continue to have sex they donāt really want and donāt enjoy.Ā
This week, we talk to Christine Emba, herself a millennial woman, who has surveyed this bleak landscape and think we need to build a new sexual ethic based on empathy and āseeking the good of the other.ā Christine is a columnist for The Washington Post and the author of Rethinking Sex: A Provocation. We ask her why consent is not enough to guarantee ethical sex, how young Catholics can have conversations around these fraught issues and what values a healthier sexual culture would uphold.Ā
No Signs of the Times or faith-sharing this weekābut that doesnāt mean there was not a lot of Catholic news! Check out some of the great work being done by our America colleagues in the links below.Ā
Links from the show:
Rethinking Sex: A ProvocationĀ
Bishops have frank conversations with lay theologians about Pope Francis, U.S. Church and Vatican II in semi-off-the-record meeting
What it means to be a woman ā from a Catholic perspective
Roundtable: Indigenous abuse survivors on truth, reconciliation and the need for a papal apology
Former Jesuit superior of Ukraine: āPutin is destroying the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine.ā
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Whatās on tap?
Coffee
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Nukes, contemplation and vocation: An introduction to Thomas Merton for young Catholics
Friday, March 25, 2022 ā¢ Duration 53:26
During his historic address to a joint session of Congress in 2015, Pope Francis raised up four virtuous Americans as models of citizenship: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. That last name was certainly familiar to Catholics who came of age after Vatican II, but do young Catholics know much about this mid-century Trappist monk and author?
Thomas Merton is best known for his spiritual autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. But he was also a prolific letter writer and, though living in a monastery, engaged with the most pressing social and political issues of the 1950s and ā60s: the civil rights movement, nuclear proliferation and the Vietnam War. In his new book, Man of Dialogue: Thomas Merton's Catholic Vision, Greg Hillis introduces Merton to the next generation of Catholics. We ask Greg why some question Mertonās Catholicity, what we should make of the monkās brief affair with a nurse and why his writing is still relevant today.
In Signs of the Times, we discuss Pope Francisā major overhaul of the Roman Curia and what it means for the mission of the church.Ā
Links from the show:
Join Jesuitical in Italy!
Pope Francis is drawing on Vatican II to radically change how the Catholic Church is governed
Man of Dialogue: Thomas Merton's Catholic Vision
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Whatās on tap?
Something. Anything!āfeel free to pour yourself a glass if youāre listening on Friday since itās the Feast of the Annunciation. Fasting dispensed!
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How the Jesuits are reinventing college education (again)
Friday, March 18, 2022 ā¢ Duration 48:28
The Jesuits, from their founding, have always been heavily involved in education. And in the last 50 years, theyāve made it their mission to expand access to their world-class schools to the poor who have traditionally been excluded and left behind. This week, Ashley and Zac talk with Steve Katsouros, S.J., founder of the Come to Believe network, āa results-oriented, affordable 2-year commuter program offering associate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, designed to ensure that students complete their degrees with little to no debt and are prepared for either a 4-year higher educational institution or the workforce.ā
During Signs of the Times, Matt Malone, S.J. comes on the show to talk about America Mediaās new marketing campaign, #OwnYourFaith. And then they get into the question: Where does accountability end and cancel culture begin?Ā
Whatās on tap:
Manhattan (dispensed for St. Patrickās Day)
Links from the show:Ā
Join us in NYC: Film screening, āPOPE FRANCIS IN IRAQā
Come to Believe: How the Jesuits Are Reinventing Education (Again)
Come to Believe Network
The Catholic Church belongs to all of us. Itās time to #OwnYourFaith.
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